Arena Coliseo : 1951

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EMLL (FRI) 11/23/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 243A]
1) Enrique Llanes © b Bobby Bonales [NWA MIDDLE]
Bonales attempting to become double champ.

Event Notes: location a guess

EMLL (SUN) 11/18/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 243A]
1) Bobby Bonales & Sugi Sito b Cavernario Galindo & The Black Shadow

Event Notes: location a guess

EMLL (FRI) 11/16/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 243A]
1) Jim Lopez b Mario Texas
2) Edel Valentino b Joaquin Saludes
straight falls, first by DQ
3) Murciélago Velazquez b Jean Landru
4) The Black Shadow b Príncipe Banu
5) Bobby Bonales b Cavernario Galindo
Galindo made peace with Bonales after the win

Event Notes: location a guess

EMLL (FRI) 11/09/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 243A]
1) Bobby Bonales & Chico Casasola b Black Shadow & Cavernario Galindo
an upset for Bonales to beat Galindo in the end

Event Notes: location a guess

EMLL (SUN) 10/21/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 296A]
1) Henry Pilusso b Sombra Azul
Sombra Azul is the future Benny Aroila
2) Verdugo b Jack O’Brien
3) Sugi Sito b Eduardo Bonada

EMLL (FRI) 10/19/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 239A]
1) Enrique Lopez & Tarzán López b Bobby Bonales & Sugi Sito
said to be one of the most memorable matches of all time!

EMLL (FRI) 10/12/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 239A]
1) Eduardo Bonada b Rogelio Garza
2) Roy Landru b Verdugo
3) Sugi Sito b Tarzán López
4) Enrique Llanes b Jean Landru

Event Notes: a Mexico vs the World theme, Cavernario Galindo was supposed to be on Team Mexico but refused to be on the same side as his enemy Enrique Llanes. Tarzan Lopez replaced him on the show.

EMLL (TUE) 10/09/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 239A]
1) Mario Texas b Máscara Dorada
match 2; neither of these are the main event
2) Al Velasco b Chico Hernández
match 1

Event Notes: date not 100% clear

EMLL (WED) 09/26/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 961, Luchawiki]
1) Santo b Bobby Bonales © [NWA WELTER]

EMLL (MON) 09/24/1951 Arena Coliseo [Matt Farmer]
((Attendance: 9000))
1) Emilio Charles b Murciélago Velazquez
2) Fernando Oses b Jalisco González
3) El Santo b Black Shadow
4) Bobby Bonales b Cavernario Galindo
5) Enrique Llanes b Sugi Sito © [NWA MIDDLE]

Event Notes: $77,532 peso gate according to Lucha Libre 169

EMLL (FRI) 09/21/1951 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 129]
1) Enrique Llanes b Sugi Sito © [NWA LH]
Llanes has won a tournament with Bobby Bonales and Cavernario Galindo to get here. He wins with a new hold that would become know as La Cerrajera.

Event Notes: 17th Anniversary show

EMLL (FRI) 09/07/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Enrique Llanes b Cavernario Galindo [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, final]

EMLL (FRI) 08/31/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Cavernario Galindo b Tarzán López [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, semifinal]

EMLL (FRI) 08/24/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Tarzán López b Eduardo Bonada [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, quarterfinal]
2) Enrique Llanes b Gori Guerrero [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, quarterfinal]

EMLL (FRI) 08/17/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Enrique Llanes vs Cavernario Galindo, Gori Guerrero, Tarzán López, Eduardo Bonada, The Black Shadow, Bobby Bonales, Chico Casasola, El Santo, Blue Demon [battle royal, NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders]

Event Notes: Llanes, Gori, Tarzan, Bonada and Cavernario said to have advanced

EMLL (FRI) 08/10/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 982]
1) Bobby Bonales b Raúl Torres
Bonales debut as a rudo
2) El Santo & Gori Guerrero b Eduardo Bonada & Fernando Oses
ends an undefeated streak by Spain’s Bonada & Oses

EMLL (FRI) 08/03/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Sugi Sito © b Tarzán López [NWA MIDDLE]

Event Notes: location is a guess

EMLL (FRI) 07/20/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 887]
1) Black Shadow & Cavernario Galindo b Enrique Lopez & Tarzán López

Event Notes: location not specified, assumed to be Arena Coliseo

EMLL (FRI) 07/13/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 887, SuperLuchas]
1) Black Shadow b Sugi Sito
2) Bobby Bonales b Gori Guerrero © [NWA WELTER]

EMLL (WED) 07/11/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 961, Luchawiki]
1) Bobby Bonales b Gori Guerrero © [NWA WELTER]

source: http://i.imgur.com/tDck9vw.png

EMLL (FRI) 06/29/1951 Arena Coliseo [SL537]
1) Black Shadow, Blue Demon, El Escorpión, Fantomas vs Chico Casasola, Kiko García, Manuel Muñiz, Raúl Torres

EMLL (FRI) 04/27/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 237A]
1) El Santo b Murciélago Velazquez

EMLL (FRI) 04/13/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 237A]
1) El Santo b Jalisco González
match set by battle royale; Gonzalez’s debut

source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D27zqLaUkAE6bju.jpg

EMLL (FRI) 03/30/1951 Arena Coliseo [@ostpies]
1) Sheik Mar Allah vs Luis Rangel
2) Raúl Romero vs Dientes Hernández
3) Emilio Charles vs Oso Negro
4) El Santo & Ray Duran vs Firpo Segura & Raúl Torres
5) Sugi Sito vs Tarzán López
middleweight champ vs middleweight champion

EMLL (SUN) 02/25/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box Y Lucha 1167]
1) Benny Arcila b Arturo García
2) Emilio Charles b Toro Todorovich
3) El Santo b Bob Wallace
4) Jack O’Brien b Billy Bourque
5) Chico Casasola b Wolf Rubinski
big upset

EMLL (FRI) 02/23/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box Y Lucha 1167]
1) Bruno Lopez b Juan Saiza
2) Ciclón Veloz b Ed Reid
3) Murciélago Velazquez b Billy Bourque
4) Black Shadow b Raúl Torres
5) Sugi Sito b Enrique Llanes

EMLL (SUN) 02/11/1951 Arena Coliseo [SuperLuchas]
1) El Santo b Chico Casasola [mask, hair]
2) Bobby Corona & Emilio Charles b Dick Medrano & Oso Negro
3) Murciélago Velazquez b Ed Reid

source: http://luchadb.com/posters/uploads/Rob_20260110F/Rob_20260110F_17.png

EMLL (FRI) 02/02/1951 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 942]
1) Eskimo Blancarte vs Arturo García
2) Bob Wallace vs Dick Medrano
3) Salvador Flores vs Toro Todorovich
4) Enrique Llanes vs Búfalo Argentino
5) El Santo & Gori Guerrero vs Cavernario Galindo & Wolf Rubinsky

source: http://i.imgur.com/ttpPTIN.png

EMLL (MON) 01/01/1951 Arena Coliseo [SL536]
1) Erick Bouloff b Chico Hernández
straight falls, sneaking in a foul in the second
2) Juventino Romero DRAW Raúl Romero
3) El Santo b Jack O’Brien
4) Enrique Llanes & Tarzán López b Black Shadow & Wolf Ruvinskis
5) Black Guzman b Cavernario Galindo

last updated: 2026-11-10 08:04

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